What to do after you have been caught cheating. 5 tips to repair your relationship – Written by a couple’s therapist in Long Beach.
Oftentimes when a partner is caught cheating, they don’t know how to go about rebuilding the relationship and so they often make the situation even worse with their words and actions. As a couple’s therapist in Long Beach, I have worked for over 20 years with couples on repairing their relationship after infidelity and I […]
Why is self-esteem so crucial (Part 2 of 2)? Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach.
A positive mindset nurtures healthy self-esteem. To evaluate yourselves without being unnecessarily harsh and to accept criticism without letting it define your true worth requires a positive, growth mindset. Research has shown that those with a growth mindset are more likely to have higher self-esteem than individuals with a stagnant mindset. Those with a stagnant […]
Why is self-esteem so crucial (Part 1 of 2)? Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach.
Self-esteem is your overall opinion of yourself — how do you perceive your abilities and limitations. We all have both good and bad days. While on some days we feel great about ourselves, other days make us feel downright terrible. Whichever day it is, and whatever circumstances, at the end of the day, it is […]
Tips on how to spice up my relationship? Written by a couples therapist in Long Beach.
Tips on how to spice up my relationship? I have been a couple’s therapist for over 20 years and one of the things I have noticed is that people stop trying when they are in a long term relationship. Plan date nights: What is a date? A wife might say she wants more dates with […]
Can you push through anxiety? Written by a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety in Long Beach.
Can you push through anxiety? Anxiety is something that comes from deep within your biological system as a survival response, so it isn’t something you can just push through. Because it is a chemical reaction that happens in your brain, it is similar to drinking in that you can’t have 10 shots of tequila and […]
Is anxiety real? Written by an anxiety therapist in Long Beach
Many family members of people struggling with anxiety ask this question. And honestly, a lot of people who live with anxiety ask themselves this same question all the time. YES, anxiety is real. It isn’t an imagined thing that you just push through. Anxiety is more like a riptide. You get through a riptide in […]
Is online therapy effective?
Not only have I seen how effective online therapy is myself, there are many research studies coming out showing that online therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy and in some situations, it is more effective. Why is this so? The most effective therapy is the therapy you actually attend. When COVID hit and […]
Is online therapy legit? Written by a legit therapist in Long Beach :)
For those of you looking for a one-word answer: YES, online therapy is legit. For many of us, therapy has historically been an in-person thing. However, since COVID, many of us non-techie people have had to get comfortable with technology. I’m not saying that therapists are the least techie of all fields, but I would […]
A therapists journey. My path from treating trauma, depression and anxiety to communication issues and addiction issues.
When asked about what my specialty is, I have difficulty answering that question. I have had such different experiences with different populations of people while in the therapy field. When I began at a domestic violence shelter, I would say that I worked with a lot of people with trauma, depression and anxiety. They had […]
How to recover from the social aspects of living alone during COVID. Tips for coming out of COVID social isolation. Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach.
The emotional toll for individuals living alone during COVID was devastating for a lot of people. People who never had anxiety before COVID started having anxiety during COVID and people who had anxiety prior to COVID, their anxiety became much worse. The same is true for depression. While most people who didn’t live alone got […]